Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The former student who authorities say gunned down and killed several
people at an Oakland nursing college held a grudge against school
officials, according to Oakland police, was deeply in debt with tens of
thousands of dollars in federal tax liens against him and had two deaths
in his immediate family last year.

One L. Goh, a 43-year-old Korean national, was apprehended Monday at a
local supermarket about an hour after he allegedly killed seven and
injured three people during a shooting rampage at Oakland's Oikos
University. Five victims died at the scene, while another two died after
being transported to a local hospital. There is no information on the
other three victims.

"We've learned that the suspect was upset with the administration at the
school," Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said today on "Good Morning
America."
"He was also upset that students in the past, when he attended the
school, mistreated him, disrespected him, and things of that nature. He
was having, we believe, some behavioral problems at the school and was
asked to leave several months ago.

"We've learned that this was a very chaotic, calculated and determined
gentleman that came there with a very specific intent to kill people,
and that's what his motive was and that's what he carried out," Jordan
added.

Goh left behind a string of debts and minor traffic citations in his
former home state of Virginia and was evicted from one apartment complex
in the state, according to ABC News Bay Area affiliate KGO. Goh had
been kicked out of Oikos University several months ago, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

An unidentified source also told the paper that Goh might have been involved in a dispute with campus officials.

Also, two of his family members died in the past 13 months, according to
the Chronicle. His brother, U.S. Army Sgt. Su Wan Ko, died in March
2011 in an auto wreck in Virginia while on special forces training, the
Chronicle reported. His mother, Oak Chul Kim, died a year ago in Seoul,
according to a neighbor who told the Chronicle that she had moved there
after deciding to leave Oakland. Goh's father, Young Nam Ko, had been
living in Oakland but recently moved, neighbors said.

Goh also had federal tax liens in 2006 and 2009 totaling more than
$23,000, the Chronicle
reported, adding that he managed to pay off some
amount of his tax debt.

Police in Oakland have released a timeline of the chaotic events that
took place Monday at the Christian university that focuses on nursing.

"Right now, we do not have a motive for this shooting," police chief
Jordan said Monday evening. "Today's unprecedented tragedy was shocking
and senseless. Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims, their
families, and their friends; I offer my deepest condolences. No words
can express the gravity of these crimes and the pain caused by them."

At 10:33 a.m. Monday, the Oakland Police Department received a 9-1-1
call regarding a woman on the ground bleeding at Oikos University,
according to the Oakland police. Police arrived on the scene at 10:36
a.m. to find the victim with a life-threatening gunshot wound. In the
meantime, several other calls were received regarding other victims.

Believing the suspect to still be inside, police initially established a
perimeter around the building in use by Oikos University, a
post-secondary vocational school that offers courses of study in Asian
medicine, theology, music and nursing and has strong ties to the
Korean-American community.
Breaking a window, Oakland Police and Oakland Unified School Police
gained access to the school and coordinated an emergency evacuation and
search.

"Officers found several victims throughout the classroom; throughout the
building," Jordan said Monday. "There were several people hiding in
locked buildings, locked doors, behind desks. As you can imagine, very
frightened. Very scared. Some of them were injured, so we had to rescue
them out."

Thirteen people were removed from the building by authorities. All the
shooting victims were adults, according to Jordan. The victims were six
women and one man, ranging from 21 to 40 and originally from Korea,
Nigeria and Nepal, according to Jordan.

If You Like What You're Reading, Share!

They Like Me, They Really Really Like Me!

About Me

To borrow some words from Drake, "I'm more than just a number." But if I WERE a number, it would be 7. Since it's God's number, the 7th day is one to rest, and... well, I think it rocks. But if life were a scale of 1-10, then me being a 7 fits too, because I'm not perfect. But I'm not your average girl, either. :-) I'm 30, a Christ-follower, slightly off kilter (but aren't all "ar-teeests"?), and happily married to Keiron, my solid and strong rock. And Techie-extraordinaire. We are the proud parents of a baby girl, Zoe. Hope you enjoy my rantings, don't take my sarcasm too seriously and know that comments are welcome. Very welcome... ahem, HINT, HINT, HINT! But enough about me, time for this 7 to give it a rest. xoxox

"While reading your blog I often sense a certain amount of conviction on your behalf, which makes me wonder why isn’t everyone reading the blogs of a woman who actually “gets it.”Don, at Minus The Bars"A curious mix of the sacred and profane...too nice for a run of the mill blog? "Joe, my brother, author of The Blog of Blogs"Are you really bored or something?"Joscelyne, my sister"Pretty f****ing intense."Reader Brooke Farmer, on this entry.

"A great outlet for such a prolific mind and an entertaining mix of spirituality and current events."Keiron, my husband, also known on here as K, or my Knight & Sunshine